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| Disgraced ex-England footballer Adam Johnson has launched a second legal bid against his conviction for sex acts with a 15-year-old girl. | Disgraced ex-England footballer Adam Johnson has launched a second legal bid against his conviction for sex acts with a 15-year-old girl. |
| The 28-year-old was jailed for six years in March 2016 for sexually touching and grooming the schoolgirl. | The 28-year-old was jailed for six years in March 2016 for sexually touching and grooming the schoolgirl. |
| He was turned down leave to appeal against his conviction and sentence last year but has now launched a second bid. | |
| His case is due to be heard at the Court of Appeal on 28 February. | His case is due to be heard at the Court of Appeal on 28 February. |
| Johnson's trial at Bradford Crown Court heard that he kissed and touched the schoolgirl in his Range Rover in a secluded spot in County Durham. | |
| He admitted grooming the girl and one charge of sexual activity relating to kissing her. | He admitted grooming the girl and one charge of sexual activity relating to kissing her. |
| A jury found him guilty of sexual touching. He was cleared of one charge relating to another sexual act. | A jury found him guilty of sexual touching. He was cleared of one charge relating to another sexual act. |
| Judge Jonathan Rose told him there had been "an abuse of trust - you are trusted by young fans to behave properly" and ordered him to pay £50,000 of the prosecution's £67,132 costs. | Judge Jonathan Rose told him there had been "an abuse of trust - you are trusted by young fans to behave properly" and ordered him to pay £50,000 of the prosecution's £67,132 costs. |
| Children's charity the NSPCC also condemned Johnson after his trial, saying: "Adam Johnson cynically used his celebrity status as a professional footballer to groom and sexually abuse an impressionable schoolgirl. | |
| "His behaviour throughout was inexcusable, made even worse by the fact his not guilty pleas forced his young victim to suffer the harrowing experience of giving evidence in court." | |
| The former Middlesbrough, Manchester City and Sunderland midfielder will be asking the court for permission to appeal against his conviction and sentence. | The former Middlesbrough, Manchester City and Sunderland midfielder will be asking the court for permission to appeal against his conviction and sentence. |
| His sister, Faye Johnson, who has led a campaign to have his conviction overturned, tweeted: "Pleased that we now have a date for Adam's appeal against conviction and sentence. I hope that justice can finally be done for my brother." | His sister, Faye Johnson, who has led a campaign to have his conviction overturned, tweeted: "Pleased that we now have a date for Adam's appeal against conviction and sentence. I hope that justice can finally be done for my brother." |